A Sennebogen 690 HD duty cycle crawler crane is being used as an all purpose crane to assist construction of an underground road system in Singapore. A Sennebogen 690 HD duty cycle crawler crane is being used as an all purpose crane to assist construction of an underground road system in Singapore. Tuksu Engineering & Construction is employing the crane for the Sentosa Gateway Tunnel project, a two-lane one-way road for outgoing traffic from the island of Sentosa, set for completion by the end of 2015. The 90t Sennebogen 690 HD crane … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Crane Rental bolsters fleet with five new cranes
Crane Rental Corporation, based in Orlando, Florida, has further expanded its fleet with the purchase of five cranes. The company added a 275t Manitowoc 999 crawler crane; a 230t Link-Best LS-298 crawler; two 130t Grove RT9130E hydraulic rough-terrain cranes; and an 80t Grove RT880E hydraulic rough-terrain crane. The move was made in response to "increasing demand in almost every sector of our industry", said company president Alan Ashlock. Crane Rental had already expanded its fleet this year, purchasing cranes including a Peiner … [Read more...]
Updated Liebherr cranes extend boom reach
Rieger & Moser has replaced two existing cranes in its fleet with new Liebherr mobile cranes, both with longer telescopic booms. The Ulm, Germany-based crane company purchased a 60t LTM 1060-3.1 with a 48m telescopic boom, replacing a 23-year-old Liebherr LTM 1040-1 with a 26m boom. This will enable many jobs to be completed without the installation of a folding jib, reducing crane erection time. Also added was a 95t LTM 1095-5.1 mobile crane with a 58m telescopic boom, hook height of 82m and working radii of up to 60m. This replaces … [Read more...]
Potain helps Lyon reach new heights
Two Potain tower cranes are being used to construct what will be the third-largest building in France. At 200m high, the Tour Incity will be the tallest building in Lyon when completed, and will comprise 44,000 sq m of offices as well as four restaurants. The project's main contractor Bouygues erected two of its Potain tower cranes at the site: a 16t MD 550 top-slewing crane using 60m of its 80m jib, and a 12t MDT 222 topless crane using 30m of its 65m jib. The cranes are operating for 14 hours a day, building one floor a week over 30 … [Read more...]
Pressing issue solved by Terex Superlift
Three press components each weighing at least 200t have been lifted out of a factory in Germany using a 650t Terex Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane. Crane company Viktor Baumann employed the crane to lift two 270t components and one 200t components from an SGL Carbon facility in Bonn, at a working radius of 26m. The Terex crane was assembled by a team of five at the SGL premises, using a 220t assist crane. It was set up with an SSL configuration, a heavy 48m main boom, and a 36m SL mast. 165t of counterweight was used on the … [Read more...]
Liebherr provides right chemistry for Karl Scholl
German crane company Karl Scholl has targeted the chemicals industry with the addition of a 300t Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane to its fleet. The LTM 1300-6.2, with a 78m telescopic boom, replaced the company's 250t LTM 1250-6.1, providing higher load capacity and an additional 6m in boom length. The crane, now the largest in the fleet of Heidelberg-based Karl Scholl, is said to be the smallest luffing jib crane on the market. It was supplied by Liebherr's Ehingen facility. The long telescopic boom and luffing jib make it … [Read more...]